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Thank you for your interest in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Temple University School of Medicine.  We hope this site helps answer your questions about our department.

 

PM&R Case of the Week:

 

53-year-old African-American female presented to the hospital with bilateral upper and lower limb weakness (PDF)

 

 

High Yield Fact of the Week:

 

Physical Modalities Energy (Heat) Transfer:

  1. Conduction - direct contact - hot packs, ice packs
  2. Convection - air or water passing over body part - whirlpools
  3. Radiation - infrared heat lamp
  4. Conversion - change from one form to another - ultrasound, diathermy

 

Weekly Sign

 

Bunnel's Test (Bunnel-Littler Test or Finochietto-Bunnel Test):

Tests structures around the MCP joint, where the MCP joint is held in slight extension while the examiner PIP joint into flexion. A positive test indicates inability to flex the PIP joint, showing a intrinsic muscle tightness or contracture. This is a test for intrinsic-plus hand.

 

 

Osteopathic Medicine of the Week:

 

Osteopathic Principles:

  1. The body is a unit
  2. The body is self-regulating and self-healing
  3. Structure and function are reciprocally related
  4. Rational treatment is based on this philosophy and these principles

 

Rehab in Review Summary Guidelines

 

Summaries should be between 200 and 250 words. Summaries should begin with a one or two sentence statement indicating why the study was done. This is usually obvious from the introduction to the article itself. This should be followed by a short paragraph indicating what was done, and then a paragraph indicating what was found. The summary should end with a one to two sentence summary of the findings. This allows the reader to either review what was just read, or refresh his/her memory after reading the summary.

 

I realize that the length restriction is difficult. As a suggestion, the methodology is the easiest area to truncate, leaving the reader with the gist of what was done. The details can be obtained from the full article by those who desire them. Please make all of the summaries factual, with no injection of personal opinion.

 

Please include:

  • Submitted by: Your name, title, and residency program
  • Article title
  • Journal name with volume number, issue, and page numbers